The meaning of land is tied to the notion of indigenous use but also to the presence of Aboriginal poetics that anchors people to the land at the deepest level of human meaning, identity and culture. Elsey, 2013 :117
Elsey’s quote about the many roles land encompasses, perfectly articulates my many experiences, connections, values and goals instrumental to developing the person I am and want to be in the future. My academic goals reflect the multidimensionality land has in my life. The research I pursue will expand the limited purview land has in western methodologies to reflect true Indigenous ways of knowing and being informed by the land.